Let's be clear up front: if you're looking to replace 1Password for passwords, logins, and passkeys — keep 1Password. It's excellent at that job, the browser extension is everywhere, and your family vault isn't going to migrate itself.
The search for a "1Password alternative" among developers usually means something narrower: 1Password is where your team said to put the API keys, and it's awkward there. Secrets end up as secure notes — unstructured walls of text — or as one-field-per-key entries nobody maintains. There's a developer offering (Secrets Automation, service accounts), but it's bolted onto a password manager's data model and a per-user subscription you pay forever.
JustEnvs is what that workflow looks like when .env files are the headline instead of the footnote. Variables are first-class: organized by project, encrypted locally on your Mac, copied back out as valid .env with one click, and shareable through self-destructing links instead of "I added you to the shared vault". It costs $20 once — or nothing, if you're a solo dev.
Password manager (consumer & business), subscription per-user
No free tier; individual and per-user team/business subscriptions
Native macOS vault for .env files — encrypted locally, shared via self-destructing links.
Free for solo devs (5 projects) · $20 one-time for Pro, lifetime
JustEnvs vs 1Password
Where 1Password wins
Everything password-shaped
Logins, passkeys, 2FA codes, credit cards, autofill across every browser and OS. JustEnvs doesn't compete here at all.
Team and family management
Mature sharing, recovery, and admin controls trusted by millions of users and thousands of orgs.
Cross-platform everywhere
Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, web. JustEnvs is macOS-only (share links open anywhere, but the vault is Mac).
Where JustEnvs wins
.env files as first-class citizens
Projects contain variables, variables keep their names and formatting, and a whole config copies out as valid .env — not a secure note you parse by eye.
Sharing without account ceremony
A one-time link any browser can open, destroyed after reading. No inviting contractors into your vault structure.
One-time price
1Password is a subscription forever, per user. JustEnvs Pro is $20 once — and free if you're a solo dev with up to 5 projects.
Purpose-built simplicity
No categories, watchtowers, or family plans to navigate. Open the menu bar app, grab your staging vars, done.